
Six-year-old Susan Walker discovers dreams do come true if you really believe. She has doubts about childhood's most enduring miracle, Santa Claus. Her mother, Dorey, told her the "secret" about him a long time ago, so she doesn't expect to receive the most important gifts on her Christmas list. But after meeting a special department store Santa who's convinced he's the real thing, she is given the most precious gift of all, something to believe in.... (Full plot summary below)
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Six-year-old Susan Walker discovers dreams do come true if you really believe. She has doubts about childhood's most enduring miracle, Santa Claus. Her mother, Dorey, told her the "secret" about him a long time ago, so she doesn't expect to receive the most important gifts on her Christmas list. But after meeting a special department store Santa who's convinced he's the real thing, she is given the most precious gift of all, something to believe in.
Leave your thoughts about Miracle on 34th Street.
| Times (UK)Geoff BrownThe sanitised setting may generate a Yuletide glow, but it gives a hollow, even cynical ring to the film's championship of faith, hope and charity, sweetness and light. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe movie has been remade by producer John Hughes and director Les Mayfield, who follow the original fairly closely, but with a quieter, more elegiac tone. |
| Empire MagazineAngie ErrigoRichard Attenborough positively sparkles in the role of the mysterious Kriss Kringle, giving a restrained and genuinely sweet performance. |
| Deseret News (Salt Lake City)Chris HicksAs remakes go, this one is a moderately satisfying big-screen event for holiday family viewing . . . though I would heartily recommend renting the original instead. |
| New York TimesCaryn JamesThe new Miracle on 34th Street, produced by John Hughes and written by him with George Seaton, is a dull project that makes only cosmetic changes in the original. |
| Movie MomNell MinowA palid remake that misses the point of the story. Stick with the original! |
| Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranWhen [it] remembers that it's supposed to be a sweet piece of hokum, when it has the wit to leave Attenborough and Wilson on the screen together and forget about its rash of putative improvements, it does offer well-scrubbed family fare. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliEven in this newest incarnation, the film maintains its appeal, especially for those willing to suspend both disbelief and cynicism. |
| Kansas City KansanSteve CrumIf this doesn't get you into the holiday spirit, may all of your presents be fruitcakes. (published 12-2-94) |
| TV GuideStaffWhile some will scoff at the idea of a remake of the original film, this is a fairly enjoyable version of the story. |